The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.1° C
1.0° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
157
157
127
127
124
100
98
202
237
145
106
80
76
105
77
77
90
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:06PM1.41m
3:43AM0.98m
5:02PM1.48m
4:48AM0.97m
5:48PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.69m
9:46AM0.41m
11:46PM0.63m
10:38AM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
16
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
18
17
12
11
10
13
13
14
13
13
12
9
9
10
13
15
15
16
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